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A most incomprehensible thing, notes towards a very gentle introduction to the mathematics of relativity, Peter Collier

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A most incomprehensible thing, notes towards a very gentle introduction to the mathematics of relativity, Peter Collier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A most incomprehensible thing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

864382165

Responsibility statement

Peter Collier

Sub title

notes towards a very gentle introduction to the mathematics of relativity

Summary

"Using straightforward, accessible language, with numerous fully solved problems and clear derivations and explanations, this book is aimed at the enthusiastic general reader who wants to move beyond maths-lite popularisations and tackle the essential mathematics of this fascinating theory. (To paraphrase Euclid, there is no royal road to relativity - you have to do the mathematics.) For those with minimal mathematical background, the first chapter provides a crash course in foundation mathematics. The reader is then taken gently by the hand and guided through a wide range of fundamental topics, including Newtonian mechanics; the Lorentz transformations; tensor calculus; the Einstein field equations; the Schwarzschild solution; the four classical tests of general relativity; simple black holes; the mysteries of dark energy and the cosmological constant; and the Friedmann equations and Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological models."--Provided by publisher

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